General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper, card stock cover

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.0 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

11.0 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

the Royal Tour of Canada & the USA took place in 1939/ the phrase "never was so much owed by so many to so few" was part of a speech made by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 20 August 1940/ the RCAF Pilot's badge with the C superimpposed over RAF was replaced beginning in 1943 with RCAF in line

Canada

most of the images contained in the folder commemorate Canadian contributions to the war effort, especially the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan & aircraft war production

Function

souvenir; commemorative

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering on front cover reads: "Souvenir of ROYAL CANADIAN/AIR FORCE/NEVER--WAS SO MUCH OWED by SO MANY to SO FEW./WINSTON CHURCHILL"; caption below picture on back cover reads: "KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH AND THEIR R.C.M.P. PERSONAL BODYGUARD ON/ROYAL TOUR"

Missing

none

Finish

brightly coloured folder; b + w pictures inside

Decoration

front of folder shows RCAF and Canadian ensigns, RCAF Pilot's badge & top view of 4 fighter airplanes in flight; bach has picture of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth & 4 members of RCMP bodyguard